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Senior Staff Scientist

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Senior Staff Scientist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings169All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$93,496129 eligible salary records
Employer names78Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$78,150–$117,353Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
08152330FY 2016: 8 filings16FY 2017: 11 filings17FY 2018: 25 filings18FY 2019: 15 filings19FY 2020: 7 filings20FY 2021: 8 filings21FY 2022: 15 filings22FY 2023: 21 filings23FY 2024: 27 filings24FY 2025: 16 filings25FY 2026: 16 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*16 filings$93,150 median · n=15

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$75k–$100kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 129 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Senior Staff Scientist140
$89,170 median · n=105 eligible
Senior Staff Scientist Ii5
$88,733 median · n=3 eligible
Senior Staff Scientist Bioinformatics4
$129,693 median · n=4 eligible
Senior Staff Scientist I3
$112,798 median · n=3 eligible
Senior Staff Scientist, Pharmaceutical Development2
$80,793 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Staff Scientist, Research2
$125,771 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Staff Scientist, Strategic Research Group2
$89,000 median · n=1 eligible
Senior Staff Scientist/Collaboration Manager2
$130,000 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Boston, MA34
$85,000 median · n=26 eligible
Houston, TX12
$73,278 median · n=9 eligible
Wilmington, DE11
$104,000 median · n=11 eligible
Seattle, WA8
$157,500 median · n=4 eligible
La Jolla, CA7
$81,752 median · n=2 eligible
San Diego, CA6
$108,420 median · n=4 eligible
Irvine, CA5
$112,798 median · n=3 eligible
Jupiter, FL4
$92,900 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
79.3%Certified LCAs
Certified134 79.3%
Certified - Withdrawn25 14.8%
Withdrawn10 5.9%

Denominator: all 169 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Children'S Hospital Corporation31
$83,700 median · n=24 eligible
Baylor College Of Medicine12
$73,278 median · n=9 eligible
Solenis LLC9
$110,032 median · n=9 eligible
The Scripps Research Institute8
$81,752 median · n=2 eligible
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.7
$57,990 median · n=7 eligible
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp.5
$101,909 median · n=4 eligible
Enevate Corporation5
$112,798 median · n=3 eligible
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center5
$165,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$93,496Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$63,792
25th percentile$78,150
Median (50th)$93,496
75th percentile$117,353
90th percentile$158,880

n=129 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

169 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Children'S Hospital CorporationSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$77,267 /yr

I-200-26163-009906
Reported wage: $77,267 / year
Annualized: $77,267
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-22
Employment end: 2029-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA06/12/202608/01/2026
Children'S Hospital CorporationSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$75,375 /yr

I-200-26148-958964
Reported wage: $75,375 / year
Annualized: $75,375
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-07-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA05/28/202607/15/2026
Solenis LLCSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$111,371.87 /yr

I-200-26140-932552
Reported wage: $111,371.87 / year
Annualized: $111,372
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-28
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Wilmington, DE05/20/202610/01/2026
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$99,715.2 /yr

I-200-26139-929675
Reported wage: $99,715.2–$228,716.8 / year
Annualized: $99,715
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-27
Employment end: 2029-08-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA05/19/202608/24/2026
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Senior Staff Scientist/Key Expert/Research Collabo

Filing details

$258,000 /yr

I-200-26138-924490
Reported wage: $258,000 / year
Annualized: $258,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-26
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cleveland, OH05/18/202610/01/2026
Vgp Holdings LLCSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$122,928 /yr

I-200-26050-650304
Reported wage: $122,928 / year
Annualized: $122,928
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-26
Employment end: 2029-08-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lexington, KY02/19/202608/19/2026
Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution Inc.Senior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$58,000 /yr

I-200-26026-589363
Reported wage: $58,000 / year
Annualized: $58,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-02
Employment end: 2029-02-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Alachua, FL01/26/202602/02/2026
Children'S Hospital CorporationSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$93,150 /yr

I-200-26023-586737
Reported wage: $93,150 / year
Annualized: $93,150
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2029-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA01/23/202604/01/2026
Baylor College Of MedicineSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$106,000.17 /yr

I-200-26016-565648
Reported wage: $106,000.17 / year
Annualized: $106,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-26
Employment end: 2029-04-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX01/16/202604/30/2026
Children'S Hospital CorporationSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$85,000 /yr

I-200-25337-454817
Reported wage: $85,000 / year
Annualized: $85,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-10
Employment end: 2029-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA12/03/202503/01/2026
Boston Children'S Network Specialty Physicians, IncSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$85,000 /yr

I-200-25321-412537
Reported wage: $85,000 / year
Annualized: $85,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-24
Employment end: 2029-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA11/17/202503/01/2026
Children'S Hospital CorporationSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$82,267 /yr

I-200-25316-401936
Reported wage: $82,267 / year
Annualized: $82,267
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-19
Employment end: 2028-12-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA11/12/202501/01/2026
Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.Senior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$158,600 /yr

I-200-25315-397586
Reported wage: $158,600–$180,000 / year
Annualized: $158,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-18
Employment end: 2028-11-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Goleta, CA11/11/202511/24/2025
New York Genome Center, Inc.Senior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$108,000 /yr

I-200-25307-363366
Reported wage: $108,000 / year
Annualized: $108,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2029-04-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY11/03/202504/03/2026
Children'S Hospital CorporationSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24137-004076
Reported wage: $90,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-05
Employment end: 2027-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA05/16/202408/01/2024
Baylor College Of MedicineSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$64,043 /yr

I-200-25269-338857
Reported wage: $64,043 / year
Annualized: $64,043
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-05
Employment end: 2028-12-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX09/26/202512/03/2025
San Diego Biomedical Research InstituteSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$90,480 /yr

I-200-23044-769782
Reported wage: $90,480 / year
Annualized: $90,480
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-24
Employment end: 2026-07-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA02/13/202307/11/2023
Solenis LLCSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$113,516 /yr

I-200-25126-944259
Reported wage: $113,516 / year
Annualized: $113,516
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-13
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Wilmington, DE05/06/202510/01/2025
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Senior Staff Scientist/Collaboration Manager

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-25126-944726
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-13
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newton, MA05/06/202510/01/2025
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Senior Staff Scientist/Collaboration Manager

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-25105-864679
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-22
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newton, MA04/15/202510/01/2025
Solenis LLCSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-25093-829425
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-10
Employment end: 2028-09-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Wilmington, DE04/03/202509/29/2025
Integrated Decisions And Systems, Inc.Senior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$113,922 /yr

I-200-25091-819546
Reported wage: $113,922–$163,922 / year
Annualized: $113,922
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-08
Employment end: 2028-09-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bloomington, MN04/01/202509/11/2025
Brown UniversitySenior Staff Scientist In Molecular Bio, Cell Bio, & Biochem

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-25035-665442
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-11
Employment end: 2026-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Providence, RI02/04/202504/01/2025
Children'S Hospital CorporationSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$106,666 /yr

I-200-24023-659541
Reported wage: $106,666 / year
Annualized: $106,666
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-05
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA01/23/202402/19/2024
Mayo ClinicSenior Staff Scientist

Filing details

$136,427.2 /yr

I-200-25017-627054
Reported wage: $136,427.2 / year
Annualized: $136,427
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-27
Employment end: 2028-02-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Jacksonville, FL01/17/202502/06/2025

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.